KEEPING SCORE WITH A COVID-CONSCIOUS INDOOR QUALITY RATING SYSTEM BEATRICE WITZGALL
Could a COVID-Conscious Rating System for shared interiors help us feel more secure in shared spaces during the pandemic?
USER-FRIENDLY COVID-CONSCIOUS INDOOR QUALITY RATING OFFERS SAFETY AND PIECE OF MIND
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s the season for outdoor gatherings quickly draws to a close, people may again consider gathering indoors — despite the risk. So how do we avoid another global outbreak and lockdown? As an architect and technology entrepreneur, I asked myself: What would help me feel comfortable going back to the office, meeting friends for
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dinner, sending children to school or visiting grandparents? I believe the answer lies in the deployment of a user-friendly COVID-Conscious Indoor Quality Rating System that will grant people the opportunity to objectively assess their risk of the ability to safely to go to work, attend school, or be indoors with an extended social circle. The rating system would investigate various building parameters ranging from air
and people turnover to UV disinfecting devices. Such transparency about how spaces are rated and classified will boost confidence and provide valuable information around the safe return to shared spaces such as offices, restaurants, schools and stores. It would evaluate the relationship between occupancy, space, its ventilation, and what measures are taken to combat
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